In sociology, privilege is the array of unearned benefits or advantages bestowed on individuals due to their membership in a social group. Because of the multiple and varied ways privileges…
Unelected elites do not correctly perceive public opinion: their beliefs about where the public stands on policy are off by an average of 14 percentage points. However, unlike elected elites,…
The sociological imagination was coined by C. Wright Mills in 1959. Like the James Dean of sociology, Mills was a motorcycle and boxing enthusiast, unafraid to challenge the status quo.…